Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 16
पिता सोमस्य भो विप्र जज्ञेऽत्रिर्भगवानृषिः । ब्रह्मणो मानसात्पूर्वं प्रजासर्गं विधित्सतः
pitā somasya bho vipra jajñe'trirbhagavānṛṣiḥ | brahmaṇo mānasātpūrvaṃ prajāsargaṃ vidhitsataḥ
Oh brāhmaṇa, el padre de Soma es el bienaventurado ṛṣi Atri, nacido antes de la mente de Brahmā cuando éste quiso poner en marcha la creación de los seres.
Viṣṇugaṇas (continuing reply)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarmā
Scene: Atri, serene and radiant, emerges as a mind-born sage from Brahmā’s contemplation; the lineage to Soma is implied, with lunar symbolism hovering above.
FAQs
Purāṇic cosmology links celestial powers to ṛṣi-lineages and Brahmā’s creative intention.
Not a site-specific verse; it supports the Somaloka episode within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
None; it provides genealogical-cosmological information about Soma’s origin.